The truck is in the ditch. My daughter's in the hospital. I'm not sure who won.
The short version:
My daughter and I were biking home from clarinet lesson last night at 6:00 p.m. I was right behind her. There was a vehicle a long ways behind us. I thought we had time to make our left turn into our driveway when I scanned. I don't think Nell scanned but she would have made the same judgment. We both moved to the left part of the lane which is a maneuver to make ourselves more visible. I signaled as she started the left turn. The truck however was passing us.

The truck collided with her front wheel. We're not sure which vehicle hit the other.

It all happened right in front of my eyes and I'm not sure which vehicle hit the other. I don't remember that part of it. I remember screaming. I screamed a lot. So did Nell, after she regained consciousness.

She has a fractured skull, which the neurologist is not worried about. He's more concerned about possible bruising. Her pinkie finger is broken and she has amazing road rash. They transferred us to the Columbia hospital. It's possible she can go home today, probably at least by tomorrow.

Nell wears her helmet 100%. I wear my helmet 99.9%. Seriously--out of 365 days, there were 3 rides that I did not wear my helmet (excessive heat). After last night I am a 100% helmet. WITH the helmet she "only" has a fractured skull.

Is the bike ok? According to the police report the bike sustained minor damage and the truck moderate. Probably most of its damage from driving off the road! I think her bike is going to be fine with some repair.

Is the clarinet ok? It was in her basket, with her music, a bungie cord over it all. The basket was zip-tied to her rack. The zip-ties broke and are scattered all over the highway. The basket landed neatly upright in the grass.